Episodes

  • no small parts with Ryan Shaw

    no small parts with Ryan Shaw
    Aug 2 2022
    On today’s episode of no small parts, Ryan talks about working with students to understand and develop their music teacher identities, how different philosophies underlying education have impacted feedback styles, and the value of practicing “bad” and “good” feedback principles in a learning space.
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    31 mins
  • no small parts with Janine Certo

    no small parts with Janine Certo
    Jul 5 2022
    On today’s episode of no small parts, Janine talks about learning as health, the value in reflecting on what you want your identity to be as a person and artist, and the importance of play and possibility while reading and critiquing poems.
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    31 mins
  • no small parts With Lara Shipley

    no small parts With Lara Shipley
    Jun 7 2022
    On today’s episode of no small parts, Lara talks about the structure of studio critique within the context of photography and fine art, the value of both learning how to provide feedback as well as how to receive feedback, and the importance of being open to what students are bringing to the table.
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    27 mins
  • no small parts with Rob Roznowski

    no small parts with Rob Roznowski
    May 3 2022
    On today's episode of no small parts, Rob talks about feedback as a tool in theatre education spaces, how personal aesthetics and subjectivity can impact feedback, and the importance of adjusting feedback structures based on the needs of the space.
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    29 mins
  • no small parts Season 2, Episode Zero

    no small parts Season 2, Episode Zero
    Apr 5 2022
    On today’s episode zero, the format is a little different! NSP Season 1 featured discussions around producing readings and staged readings. NSP Season 2, coming monthly starting May 2022, will feature conversation around arts-based feedback practices. On today’s bridge episode, you will hear a cold reading of my short play, more than just group work, followed by the feedback session we had afterward.
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    44 mins
  • no small parts With Cat Ramirez

    no small parts With Cat Ramirez
    Mar 2 2021
    On today’s episode of no small parts, Cat talks through her trajectory from apprentice to producer-in-residence to theatre professional, discusses how important readings are to the play development process, and shares their producer thought process behind making director-playwright pairings for a reading they recently produced.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • no small parts with Michael O'Brien

    no small parts with Michael O'Brien
    Feb 9 2021
    On today’s episode of no small parts, Mike talks about the producer as a tonesetter, the importance of strong communication in a producing process, and how producing can be a way to create work for yourself.
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    57 mins
  • No Small Parts With Polly Edelstein

    No Small Parts With Polly Edelstein
    Jan 26 2021
    On today’s episode of no small parts, Polly talks about considering the “why” of producing, what drew her to the festival model of theatre, and the birth of the Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival.
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    58 mins